A deal had been struck with the Iceland international for him to return to Swansea â€“ where he
had spent the latter half of last season on loan â€“ but when Rodgers moved to Anfield that move
hit the rocks.

Brendan Rodgers insists Gylfi Sigurdsson's wage demands scuppered his proposed move to
Liverpool.
A deal had been struck with the Iceland international for him to return to Swansea, where he had
spent the latter half of last season on loan, but when Rodgers moved to Anfield that move hit the
rocks.

Ledley King is, and always will be a legend at White Hart Lane in my opinion. In the past ten
years he has been one of this country's best centre halves, but if Spurs are to move forward and
challenge for trophies consistently is it time for the King to relinquish his throne?

Don't get me wrong I am a massive fan of Ledley and believe he is leader both on and off the
field.

Coming off a massacre of the Scots not seen since the days of the hated Oliver Cromwell, who sent
my people west of the River Shannon to farm rocks, the victorious Yanks will be looking for their
sixth straight victory Wednesday night in Landover against the Samba Kings.Â Fans of Marvel's
avengers will have an extra rooting interest in this clash against Brasil, as Captain America
Carlos Bocanegra, and the US's own Iron Man, Michael.

If you have not been watching the women's World Cup, you should. Today Brazil beat Norway 3-0
and Marta showed once again why she is so brilliant.

There is no player out there with her skills, vision of the game, moves, speed and coolness. I
will give special attention to this coolness, how she waits for the perfect time to act and how she
can clearly see when to do so.

Turns out that the thing to fill the late-season gaps in the schedule is producing
club-sponsored music videos. This one's a little less standard than PSG's recording of their
anthem, what with being a ripoff of a pop track and all. Plus there are Furries. Or what look to
be, anyway.

There is not enough time to discuss the delightful "coincidence" of Christoph Daum being their
coach, either.

A firey encounter in Samarinda saw the home team miss a penalty right at the death and flares
effectively end the game early as Mitra Kukar defeated Persisam 2-1 in the Mahakam Derby.
After the game Mitra Kukar coach Simon McMenemy, posting on Twitter, said that Persisam fans
applauded the victors as they left for home.

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Every week during the season, the languagecaster team will explain a football headline that has
appeared in the English-speaking press and this week we feature the Stoke City-Liverpool Premier
League game.

With the last game out of the way and a football-free summer upon us (unless you get turned on
by the Under 21s), I thought it might be a good idea to examine our season through the prism of the
headlines that have accompanied the daily post here on Arsenal Arsenal.

With a new post every day and a long season, I'm breaking it up into sections, starting today
with August, September and October.

Barcelona'sÂ desperation to lure back Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas to Camp Nou may have hit the rocks
as the club turn their attention to another Premier League star,Â Luka Modric. The
25 year old is one of the most talented, entertaining and completeÂ midfieldersÂ plying their trade
in England.

Carlos Tevez's role with Manchester City was recently enhanced to the team's captain, but the
bold forward's leadership on the pitch has come into question when the Argentine star reportedly
was involved in an intense bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini. According to several British
publications, the controversial forward apparently got into a shouting match with Mancini during
the halftime of the recent Newcastle match which the Blues went on to win 2-1 with a second half
goal from Adam Johnson.

While we're on the subject of Gary Neville, do the England rugby bods really want a man who had
to be forcibly removed from a town hall after throwing a glitter-bomb at Republican US presidential
candidate Rick Santorum during a flesh-presser in Florida the other day to be the man to lecture
their troops on national pride and sporting morals?

There are reports that Newcastle will be giving a trial to 23 year old Bognor Regis Town striker
Jason Prior. Jason Prior Newcastle interested Newcastle stepped in after the Ryman League Division
One South league leaders, nicknamed the Rocks, had said they would sell their top striker toÂ Blue
Star Square Bet South club Eastleigh, [.

There are reports that Newcastle will be giving a trial to 23 year old Bognor Regis Town striker
Jason Prior. Jason Prior Newcastle interested Newcastle stepped in after the Ryman League Division
One South league leaders, nicknamed the Rocks, had said they would sell their top striker toÂ Blue
Star Square Bet South club Eastleigh, [.

Last night was a pretty cool experience, above and beyond the result. Thanks to Dave (and Arlo,
in a roundabout way) it was my first foray into GA. That is certainly a unique experience that I'd
recommend to anyone (except maybe those bringing young children). On the one hand, it's a lot of
work jumping around and singing for 90 minutes (or 120 minutes, if your team decides to let some
Panamanian minnows into the game for some reason) and you lose some perspective on the match - both
visually and emotionally - but you're putting yourself in the middle of the cauldron of fan energy
that defines the fan experience in Seattle (and elsewhere in Cascadia).

Most supporters' clubs around the world pre arrange transport to and from home games for their
members and they often liaise with local police to ensure a trouble free day out. Fans know what
time to be at the pick up point and roughly what time they will get home by.

The Rest

Though his stage performances are normally reserved for Spain's World Cup and Euro title celebrations, Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is the star of Academy Award nominated director Javier Fesser's new comedy short Invictus. In the film, Reina plays a Roman soldier and in the opening scene, he is repeatedly hit in the head with rocks.

Edin Dzeko used his goal against Manchester City as the perfect opportunity to say 'hello' to the guys back home. The t-shirt slogan he displayed translates roughly as 'For friends from my neighbourhood'. The message of community spirit was obviously appreciated by talented linguist Mike Dean, who decided not to book Dzeko for his celebration.

"The killer whale is kissing me!" Pique declared in that hilarious vacation
photo recently posted on his Twitter page. And although they've gone paddle-boarding all summer and
spent the last three together, nasty tabloid writers still believe that Gerard
Pique and Shakira's relationship are on the rocks.

After 12 years of marriage and two kids together (Joelle and Maxim), Ruud and his third wife,
Estelle, are headed to divorce court. According Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the marriage was on
the rocks for quite a while.Â Reportedly Ruud had several girlfriends when he worked as a trainer
in Chechnya, andÂ Estelle's argument (who, mind you, [.

Mike Hanke's face palm in fetal position says it all about the slew of technological glitches
we've been experiencing lately.

Click through to get an update on what's happening in the â€˜hood.

"Dude, Where's My Comment?"

Rest assured, Kickettes, we have far better things to do than mine all of the daily comment
threads ourselves for hours on end, which is why when we did a site revamp roughly two years ago,
we switched to a new moderating system.

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Once again, the Serie A has resumed after a long, cold winter, starting off once more with
Franco Colomba's final game at Parma, a 5-0 defeat against an Inter side that has now won five
games on the trot and lie in 5th place in the table, a point behind Lazio, who have been dealt a
4-0 gubbing by the club that Mattia Destro plays for.

Arguably they are about the same - although Mem hasn't had a lot of time to work his magic, I'd
argue his appointment from Feb should have shown us some better football, better structure than
what we've seen.

I can explain. This morning, I went to the official UEFA website to look at their stream for the
draw, but my desire to view this tasteful spectacle was dashed against the flying rocks from James
Cameron's political science fiction blockbusterÂ Avatar (That was an enjoyable figure of speech,
regardless of relevance.

YouTube was discovered from 'neath its rocks in the resource rich tundra of Siberia for moments
like the one Cristian Chivu enjoyed on Thursday. Displeased by...not really sure what, Chivu
punched an entirely unaware Marco Rossi in the face. Not his finest moment.

But admit it: despite the fact that he should be taken back to medieval times for throwing a
punch from the back, that's some of the best punching form you've ever seen on a pitch.

How sweet it feels once again.An Ismael Blanco tap in from 2 yds out in stoppage time after
brilliant lead up work by Papa Boupa Diop,both late substitutes,was enough for the Enosi to earn
maximum points at the Oaka on Saturday night.
Jimenez,who is now 2 from 2 in the major derbies,chose to again change the lineup,and for the first
45 minutes,it was mainly AEK applying most of the pressure.

Bandung to Sidoarjo is quite a trek. Especially when done by train on Java's creaking railway
infrastructure. Still there were a good few Persib fans who made the long trek east to cheer on
their heroes against newly promoted Deltras.
Fans travelling away don't expect much. I know I never did. But they do expect the players to show
a bit of effort.